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The Outsiders: Chapters 7-8
Instructions: Read chapters 7-8. Then, answer the questions below by circling the BEST
answer. Cite your proof by writing the page # in the blank provided.
1. When the reporter asked Ponyboy “What would you do right now if you could do
anything?” Ponyboy answered –
A) take a bath
B) drink a Pepsi
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C) see Darry
D) be a movie star like Paul Newman
2. Dally’s injuries included –
A) a broken leg
B) a broken back
C) a badly burnt arm
D) a badly burnt face
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3. Johnny’s injuries did NOT include –
A) a broken back
B) 3rd degree burns
C) severe shock
D) a broken leg
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4. If Johnny survived, he would –
A) read Gone With the Wind for himself
B) be crippled the rest of his life
C) start a career as a fireman
D) never eat bologna again
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5. The newspaper stated that –
A) the Socs were at fault in the park mugging
B) the Greasers caused the church fire
C) Ponyboy was a hero
D) Johnny was still wanted by the police
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6. What happened to Sodapop’s girlfriend Sandy?
A) she moved to Florida with her grandparents
B) she decided to go to college in Texas
C) she started dating a Soc
D) she started dating Soda’s friend Steve
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7. What did Randy, the Soc, tell Ponyboy he was sick of?
A) calling each other names
B) being in high school
C) hearing about how worthless the Greasers are
D) all the meaningless violence
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8. After talking with Randy, what was Ponyboy’s attitude toward the Socs?
A) they were guys just like everyone else
B) it confirmed that the Socs were worse than the Greasers
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C) the Socs were more greedy than the Greasers
D) the Socs caused most of the trouble
9. When Two-Bit and Ponyboy visited Johnny in the hospital, what did he ask them
to bring him?
A) a switchblade and some money
B) hair grease and Gone With the Wind
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C) Cherry Valance’s letter and a comb
D) a set of regular clothes and a hamburger
10. Who did Johnny’s mother blame for the accident?
A) herself
B) Johnny’s father
C) the school children
D) the Greasers
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11. According to Ponyboy, what was the only thing keeping Darry from being a Soc?
A) caring for the Greasers
B) his parents dieing
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C) his hatred for what the Socs did to Ponyboy
D) his dropping out of school
12. What kind of car did Cherry drive?
A) a Ford Mustang
B) a Chevy Corvair
C) a Corvette Stingray
D) a Pontiac Firebird
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13. What information did Cherry give to Pony and Two-Bit about the rumble?
A) the Socs agreed not to use weapons
B) the Socs planned to focus on Darry
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C) the Socs were going to send people to get Johnny
D) the Socs were bringing guns to the rumble
14. Why wouldn’t Cherry visit Johnny in the hospital?
A) because Johnny had killed her boyfriend, Bob
B) because it would look bad for her to visit a Greaser
C) she couldn’t bear to look at Johnny hurt so badly
D) her parents would not allow her to visit
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15. After asking Pony if he could help her, what did Pony ask Cherry?
A) if she had read any of Robert Frost’s poems
B) if she could ever marry a Greaser
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C) if she thought the violence would ever end
D) if she could see the sunset really good from the West Side